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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VASCULAR SYSTEM 



Fate of the Sinus Venosus and its Valves. The opening of the sinus 

 venosus into the dorsal wall of the right atrium is guarded by two valves 

 (Fig. 260). Along the dorsal and cephalic wall of the atrium these unite to 

 form the septum spurium. Caudally the valves flatten out on the floor 



Valves of sinus \ enosus 

 Septum I 



io-ventricular canal 



Valves of sinus venosus 

 ieptiim I 

 Foramen ovate 



Sinus venosus 



R. valve of sinus venosus 



Endocardial cushion 

 Atrio-ventricular gr< 



R. ventricle 



R. common cardinal vein 



Septum II 



L. valve of sinus TCHOSUS 



L. atrio-ventricular opening 

 L. ventricle 



FIG. 260. Horizontal sections through the chambers of the human heart: A, 6 mm.; B, 9 mm.; 

 C, 12 mm. (A and B are based on figures of Tandler.) X about 50. 



of the'atrium, but, as stated previously, the left valve later fuses with the 

 atrial 'septum II. In embryos of 10 to 20 mm. the atria increase rapidly 

 in size and the lagging right horn of the sinus venosus is taken up into 

 the wall of the right atrium. By this absorption the superior vena cava 





